Psalm 20 is a royal Psalm: a song that Israel sang about King David and one that can certainly be applied to Christ. In verse 6, Christ can obviously be seen as the anointed that the Lord saves. At church right now we are studying the gospel of John. In John 10, the pharisees pick up stones to kill Jesus. But God intervenes and saves his anointed. This was not the first time that God saved Jesus, even in the gospel. But think of all of the times throughout history that God saved his anointed. When Cane killed Abel, God gave Adam and Eve Seth, saving his anointed. When Abraham was about to sacrifice his son Isaac, God provided the lamb, saving his anointed. When the nation of Israel was at the water’s edge with Pharaoh’s army at its back, He opened the Red Sea and led them across, saving his anointed. God eventually saved Jesus even from the grave. The examples are spread throughout God’s providential history of redemption. When God declared in Genesis 3:15 that Eve’s seed would crush the serpent’s (Satan’s) head, it was the beginning of that promise. Israelites clung to that promise and waited for a king and eventually a messiah that would fulfill that promise.

That promise and the one who made it is what verse 7 is all about. “Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.” This is what truly set Israel apart from its neighbors. God fought on their behalf. This is what should set us apart as Christians from the world around us. I would substitute money or medicine or control or their jobs all for chariots and horses in our day. But the tale is the same. We Christians, reject through God’s grace trusting in anything but the name of the LORD our God.

Are you trusting in the providential God who saved his anointed?

What do you put in the place of trust reserved for the name of the LORD our God?

Ask God to help you today to trust him and show you how faithful to us he has been in saving his anointed.

How will you use this bible verse song in your life this week? with your spouse? your children? your family? your neighbors?

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The Scripture songs are a wonderful resource. My son likes what he calls “the boy song” (salt and light). My daughter loves “Do not give dogs…”. They both love “No one can serve two masters.” I encourage everyone to give it a listen. The biggest thing is that my children love singing God’s word to the music. May it be forever in their hearts, directing them to Jesus! - Gil McConnell, Pastor for Child and Youth Discipleship